Finance
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Fight brews over private stake in a Mexican iconAug 10, 2013 4:11 pm - MEXICO CITY — The cornerstone of Mexico’s economy, its state-owned Pemex oil monopoly, is crumbling. An unnoticed gas leak at its flagship Mexico City headquarters cause...
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Blue Cross reaches out over insurance law changesAug 10, 2013 3:12 pm - MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Just down from the Target and Gander Mountain big-box stores and between a nail salon and dental office, North Carolina’s largest health insurer open...
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Prosecutors: Sex, romance pervasive in Madoff officesAug 09, 2013 7:46 pm - NEW YORK — Sex and romance flourished in the offices of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff even if real investing did not, the government has revealed, disclosing among ...
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Regulators shutter small bank in WisconsinAug 09, 2013 6:36 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed a small bank in Wisconsin, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 18 this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Frida...
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Obama signs student loan dealAug 09, 2013 3:17 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just ...
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Summer doldrums grip Wall StreetAug 09, 2013 3:16 pm - NEW YORK — On the stock market, Friday was the ho-hum capstone to a ho-hum week, where unimpressive earnings kept investors feeling wary. All three major indexes ended l...
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College of DuPage president named to U.S. Bank advisory boardAug 07, 2013 12:00 pm - College of DuPage President Robert L. Breuder has been appointed to U.S. Bank's advisory board in Chicago. Breuder has been president of College of DuPage since 2009, d...
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Freddie Mac earns $5 billion in second quarterAug 07, 2013 11:50 am - WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac earned $5 billion from April through June, the seventh straight profitable quarter for the mortgage giant. The second-quarter gain reported Wed...
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Failed Wilmette bank's managers arraigned; suburban stores alleged victimsAug 06, 2013 8:15 pm - The leaders of a state-chartered bank in Wilmette that failed in 2012 were formally arraigned Tuesday on fraud charges alleging a criminal shakedown scheme and using ban...
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Taco Bell expanding test of waffle taco, breakfastAug 06, 2013 5:01 pm - NEW YORK — Taco Bell says it’s expanding its small test of waffle tacos, as it prepares to take its breakfast menu national sometime next year. The fast-food chain says ...